1903 Philadelphia Athletics season
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| Owner(s) | Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe, John Shibe, Connie Mack, Sam Jones, Frank Hough |
| Manager(s) | Connie Mack |
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The 1903 Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The team finished 2nd in the American League with a record of 75 wins and 60 losses, 14½ games behind the Boston Americans.
Offseason
- February 1903: Ollie Pickering was purchased by the Athletics from the Cleveland Naps.[1]
Regular season

Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Boston Americans | 91 | 47 | 0.659 | — | 49–20 | 42–27 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 75 | 60 | 0.556 | 14½ | 44–21 | 31–39 |
| Cleveland Naps | 77 | 63 | 0.550 | 15 | 49–25 | 28–38 |
| New York Highlanders | 72 | 62 | 0.537 | 17 | 41–26 | 31–36 |
| Detroit Tigers | 65 | 71 | 0.478 | 25 | 37–28 | 28–43 |
| St. Louis Browns | 65 | 74 | 0.468 | 26½ | 38–32 | 27–42 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 60 | 77 | 0.438 | 30½ | 41–28 | 19–49 |
| Washington Senators | 43 | 94 | 0.314 | 47½ | 29–40 | 14–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 14–6 | 12–8 | 10–9–1 | 13–7 | 13–6 | 14–6 | 15–5–2 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–14 | — | 10–10 | 10–9 | 7–11–1 | 6–14 | 9–11 | 12–8 | |||||
| Cleveland | 8–12 | 10–10 | — | 9–11 | 14–6 | 9–11 | 11–9 | 16–4 | |||||
| Detroit | 9–10–1 | 9–10 | 11–9 | — | 10–9 | 11–9 | 6–14 | 9–10 | |||||
| New York | 7–13 | 11–7–1 | 6–14 | 9–10 | — | 10–8–1 | 15–5 | 14–5 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6–13 | 14–6 | 11–9 | 9–11 | 8–10–1 | — | 11–8 | 16–3–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–14 | 11–9 | 9–11 | 14–6 | 5–15 | 8–11 | — | 12–8 | |||||
| Washington | 5–15–2 | 8–12 | 4–16 | 10–9 | 5–14 | 3–16–1 | 8–12 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 1B | Davis, HarryHarry Davis | 106 | 420 | 125 | .298 | 6 | 55 |
| OF | Pickering, OllieOllie Pickering | 137 | 512 | 144 | .281 | 1 | 36 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffman, DannyDanny Hoffman | 74 | 248 | 61 | .246 | 2 | 22 |
| Callahan, JohnJohn Callahan | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bender, ChiefChief Bender | 36 | 270 | 17 | 14 | 3.07 | 127 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Coakley, AndyAndy Coakley | 6 | 37.2 | 0 | 3 | 5.50 | 20 |
| Fairbank, JimJim Fairbank | 4 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 4.88 | 10 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Quinn, TadTad Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 1 |
| Hoffman, DannyDanny Hoffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 |
Notes
References
- 1903 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1903 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com